You might think that getting out of a shipwreck alive is just a stupidly recurrent theme in Hollywood\u2019s action movies. But this is not true; real life has many stories of people who stuck their tongues out at the bony face of death by surviving epic maritime disasters. Some were almost devoured by sharks like they were twinkies, some decided to make their disastrous conditions scarier, and some\u00a0 surfaced as all-time heroes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rodney Fox <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rodney Fox is the founder of Rodney Fox Shark Museum and Learning Centre \u2013 a museum in Australia dedicated to shark attacks. The museum has been established by Fox to give people insights into these savage predators. Mr Fox is a man who is considerably passionate about sharks and the ocean. And if you think that Fox\u2019s passion is so bizarre, what will you say when you know that this man was attacked by one of these killers in 1962 while he was spearfishing? Fox was enjoying the water of Australia\u2019s Aldinga Beach, diving down looking for some fish, and suddenly, a huge crash came from behind grabbing hold of him. Fox tried to push the huge monster by giving it a punch in the mouth, to which the shark responded by biting Fox\u2019s arm, breaking all tendons. Once Fox managed to pull his arm out of the shark\u2019s mouth, he drove to the surface, catching his breath. Fox looked down and saw this great big head coming up through blood-red water (Fox\u2019s blood) to rip him to pieces. Two things gave Fox time to flee: a fish that came between him and the shark, which was eaten by the shark, and a boat that anchored Fox into safety. Fox decided to turn this accident into something of value, so he created his museum and produced movies about sharks, such as National Geographic Explorer (1985), Caged in Fear (1984), and Uncharted Waters (2013).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Florence Barbour <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1914, a ship called the Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River, claiming over 1,000 lives. Inside this ship, slept an 8-year-old girl named Florence Barbour, who woke up to find herself thrown away like a used toothpick! The child saw all the passengers frightened out of their wits, so she burst into a frenzy of crying. Her uncle, Robert Crellin stood up and hugged the child, saying \u201cdon\u2019t worry dear. We will save the others.\u201d Crellin wasn\u2019t just comforting the poor girl to stop crying her eyes out; that\u2019s what really happened! Crellin carried Florence on his back, jumped into the water, and kept swimming for an hour until he found a small lifeboat that they got into. Crellin didn\u2019t suffice by rescuing his niece and decided to fulfil his promise. So, he took a retreat with the boat and saved 20 people from sinking. The press called Crellin \u2018the hero of the Empress of Ireland\u2019, and in his interviews, Crellin told journalists that it was Florence that gave him courage and strength to survive and save others. So graceful, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bob Bartlett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Born in 1875, Bob Bartlett was a Newfoundland-born American Arctic explorer with a great reputation for being one of the most adventurous men in the navy. However, his friends didn\u2019t like to accompany him on his adventures. Wondering why? It was because this jinx was shipwrecked 12 freaking times! Bartlett never felt anything weird about what was happening to him. He even said, \u201cit\u2019s all right while you\u2019re exploring. You get used to rotten meat, frozen fingers, lice, and dirt. The hard times come when you get back.\u201d Well, that is the spirit man! He lived for months in uninhabited areas after his ships were broken to pieces, walked endless miles, and was almost starved to death, yet he never wanted to quit his job. He once stayed on board playing some music while his ship was sinking into the deep abyss beneath and only fled at the last minute. That\u2019s what survival against the odds literally means. We assume that other crew members wrote their wills before hopping into the boat with him. He received considerable honours and awards throughout his life. Now, let\u2019s take a moment to feel ashamed of ourselves for losing our passion because of tight deadlines, a demanding boss, or other trivialities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gudlaugur Fridthorsson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gudlaugur Fridthorsson was an Icelandic fisherman who walked barefoot towards salvation until his feet were bleeding from deep cuts after his ship sank in 1984. Undaunted by the freezing coldness of the North Atlantic, 23-year-old Fridthorsson removed his ice-shielding outerwear to swim 3 miles in 6 hours, wearing jeans and a sweater because, believe it or not, the man enjoyed it! All that adrenaline pumping into his veins and the challenge to mock death propelled him forward and saved his life. His friends froze to death, and he was the only one to make it to the shores despite the windy temperature that declined to -2C (28F). He walked barefoot on the sharp rocks of volcanic lava and lost loads of blood. He was rescued to a hospital, and the doctors didn\u2019t manage to measure his body temperature because it was lower than the thermometer\u2019s temperature. After he survived, researchers conducted some tests on his body, and to their amazement, they found that his skin was heavier than the regular human by three times. 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